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Apologetics Study Bible for Students Now Available with contributions by Jonathan Morrow

I am so excited to tell you about the release of the Apologetic Study Bible for Students edited by Sean McDowell. I had the privileged of contributing five articles to it (doubt, hiddenness of God, how we know the Bible includes the right books, what about missing / lost Gospels, and Tolerance) .

It is an outstanding resource that needs to finds its way into the hands of every young person you know. 32% of students walk away from the faith because of Intellectual Skepticism. It doesn’t have to–nor should it be–this way.

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Here are some of the specifics:

Product Description

Like the acclaimed Apologetics Study Bible that has sold 115,000+ copies, the Apologetics Study Bible for Students will anchor younger Christians in the truths of Scripture by equipping them with thoughtful and practical responses for whenever the core issues of their faith and life are challenged. Multiple research studies have shown that spiritual focus often weakens among teenagers as they head into the attention-dividing realm of young adulthood. Up to 66% of them leave church altogether. The Apologetics Study Bible for Students works against that trend by helping this audience begin to better articulate its beliefs.

In addition to the complete HCSB text and dozens of articles collected from today’s most popular youth leaders, including general editor Sean McDowell, this new study Bible also includes:• Two-color design-intensive layout on every page for the visual generation• Sixty “Twisted Scriptures” explanations• Fifty “Bones & Dirt” entries (archaeology meets apologetics)• Fifty “Notable Quotes”• Twenty-five “Tactics” against common anti-Christian arguments• Twenty “Personal Stories” of how God has worked in real lives • Twenty “Top Five” lists to help remember key apologetics topics

A great compliment to this for graduation gifts would be my Welcome to College: A Christ-follower’s guide for the Journey

“But set apart Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to give a defense for the hope within, yet with gentleness and respect.”-1 Peter 3:15

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Quote of the Day by Dinesh D’Souza

“Instead of engaging…[the] secular world, most Christians have taken the easy way out. They have retreated into a Christian subculture where they engage Christian concerns. Then they step back into secular society, where their Christianity is kept out of sight until the next church service. Without realizing it Christians have become postmodernists of a sort: they live by the gospel of the two truths. There is religious truth reserved for Sundays and days of worship, and there is secular truth, which applies the rest of time.”—Dinesh D’Souza

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New Study: Abstinence Education Reduces Sexual Activity

Dr. John B. Jemmott candidly admitted, “I think we’ve written off abstinence-only education without looking closely at the nature of the evidence.”

“A new landmark study shows that abstinence education is more effective in reducing sexual activity among youths than other programs.

One-third of students who completed the abstinence program had sexual intercourse within two years of the class. By comparison, more than half of those who participated in safe sex and condom use programs said they had sexual intercourse.

More than 40 percent of students who received either an eight- or 12-hour class combining both abstinence education and safe sex said they had sex within the two-year period.

The study, which appears in the February 2010 Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, published by the American Medical Association, followed black middle school students for a full two years after their completion of the abstinence class.

“Finally, a study that proves what those of us who have been teaching abstinence have known for years,” said Leslee Unruh, president and founder of the National Abstinence Clearinghouse. “These programs help develop self control and self esteem, teaching kids they do not need to fall prey to the game of Russian Roulette with condoms….” (Read the rest)

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How to Grow in Your Relationship with God by Jonathan Morrow

Recently I taught a seminar on how to grow in your relationship with God. I am so thankful for the many people who have invested in my life that have helped me. I hope this is helpful to you.

New Year’s resolutions…Don’t you love them? January is a great time to think differently about our lives because we have a sense of hope that we can change and grow. This year can be different. And with God’s help and some intentionality, it can! So at the beginning of 2010, we want to take some time as a church to develop a spiritual fitness plan that makes sense with your own season of life, unique experiences and design, and areas you need to grow. But like almost everything in life, unless we make a plan to do it, it won’t happen. The busyness of life crowds God and his Word out. After this seminar you will walk with some practical suggestions about how to grow in your relationship with God this year. It could be a year that you will never forget.

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Good News of God’s Love and Hope for You – How to Begin a Relationship With God

No matter what you are going through, you need to know that God loves you beyond words, has promised to be with you, and offers you eternal life with Him that begins the moment you give your life to him. This video by Louie Giglio is a great reminder of that…Don’t let the big venue distract you, the message comes straight out of Isaiah 40:28-31 and is God’s promise to you.

28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.

29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.

30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;

31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Would you like to know God personally? Here is how to begin your relationship with God. (Click Here)

“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”–John 1:12